The best ramen in Sydney!
Eversince my trip to Japan, I have been a huge ramen fan and everybody in my family knows that (: However good ramen is hard to find in Sydney. To my surprise, my older sister said she had found the place where they apparently sold the best ramen you can find here. I was skeptical at first, given the number of different places I have tried over the years but I was curious at what this particular restaurant had to offer. Hidden in the small suburbs of Crows Nest is the small quaint shop called Ryo's Noodles. When we arrived here at about 6pm, I was astonished to see a long que wrapped around the store already. In my head, I was thinking, is this for real? Needlessly to say I started to get excited. This place must be gooood and boy it was when we finally got into the place a half hour later. But before I share with you all the ramen goodies, I'm gonna give you ramen newbies the low down of this spectacular dish!
WHAT on earth is Ramen (ラーメン) ?
Ramen is a noodle soup dish which originally came from China before being adopted and changed by the Japanese. Almost every locality in Japan has its own variation of ramen, from the tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen of Kyushu to the miso ramen of Hokkaido. The noodles are made from wheat and is served in a meat or fish based broth flavoured with soy sauce or miso. In addition, they are a variety of toppings served with the dish as well including slice pork, dried seaweed, bolied egg, bean sprouts, corn, green onions and kamaboko (japanese processed seafood product).
So back to Ryo's noodles restaurant, we ordered (sorry i didnt take many photos):
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| Karage chicken served with jap mayo |
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| Ramen noodles in pork stock soup |
As you can see, I ordered the pork ramen ($9.80) which was soo yummy. You can tell the noodles were freshly made because they felt silky smooth and the soup was pefectly balanced and flavoured well. The atmospehere at the restaurant was buzzing with chatter but the staff are well mannered and helpful. As the place can only seat 25 people at one time, you can feel a bit squashed inside the tiny shop. Its also best to get here early because as the afternoon turns into night, the que gets unbelievably long. When we left the restaurant at around 7pm, the que of people stretched out far past the shop! With parking, you'll have to settle for one of the spots on the quiter surrounding streets and then walk over to the restaurant.
Ryo's noodles info:
Opening Hours: Thu-Tue noon-2.30pm, 5pm-9.30pm
Address: 125 Falcon Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065
Price range: Entree: $2-$11.50
Mains: $8.30-$12.50 (note**- the only payment accepted is cash)
Anyway, I hoped you enjoyed this post! Until next time, take care!
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